Obama secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns

The Washington Times ^ | March 17 2009

[Dog]

After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal-safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers seized control of aircraft and rammed them into buildings.

Now President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology.

The Obama administration this past week diverted some $2 million from the pilot training program to hire more supervisory staff, who will engage in field inspections of pilots.

[Dog]

You still feeling safe?

[ComputerGuy]

Has 0bama done anything that does not harm the country ?

[Mr. K]

geez these people are nucking futz

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

9/10 Dems in a 9/11 world.

[Mr. K]

I guess it was a program that had proved to be so harmful!

Those damm pilots were shooting up everyone!!

He had to eliminate it “for the children”

hey- if only one life is saved...

[gwilhelm56]

**hey- if only one life is saved...**

Cricketchirp from the Dhims on that line ..even tho it is from THEIR SONGBOOK.

Doesn’t matter, tho.. from my memory of the beginnings of this program.. and I was proven pretty much ..right...

NO WIN .. Pilots needed to be able to “WALK ON WATER” to pass the psychological portion of the test.

[jws3sticks]

Zer0 is quickly proving he is way below Zer0. What a total idiot. Hopefully, the pilots on Air Force One will strike the move to disarm them. “Join the cause!”.

[areukiddingme1]

So, just how did we get where we are today -- 4/11/08 America took a hard left at Patriotism...and decided to go the other direction -- where we end up, nobody knows...

[Carley]

Time for the pilots to go Galt?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Temporally. Terrorists are now celebrating and suffering an abundance of riches so they really don’t know what to do first. The Obama administration is the best thing that ever happened to them. They also have to proceed with caution as they have to be sure that they’ll not be subject to any retaliation for their actions. It may be a little to early for them to raise hell until Obama’s minions finish damaging the country beyond repair. The way he’s going they wont have to wait much longer.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

How does he have the power to do this? The airlines are not part of the executive branch

[Irish Eyes]

You still feeling safe?

Feeling less safe everyday. Obama has an agenda and it should scare the ---- out of you.

[fullchroma]

Sure, I trust these trained professionals to fly me safely through the sky in giant buses with wings but to let them carry GUNS! is another matter entirely. /sarcasm

[ChetNavVet]

Bad move by the current administration, as it will subject them to blame if the same thing as 9/11 were to ever happen again.

Oh yea, I’m sorry, I forgot, Obama is smarter, better, stronger, and faster, than any human has been - or ever will be.

No, I’ll say this way, because I’m not stupid;
Having pilots carry makes FINANCIAL sense - Obama wants to extend the TSA type beauracracy so he can claim that as JOBS CREATED.

Ya know, sometimes I amaze even myself, take for example my next prediction, direct government subsidized air travel, to keep us all safe don’t ya know.

[fullchroma]

You still feeling safe?

I'd feel a little bit better if pilots could at least carry box-cutters.

[knarf]

shit

[Conservative4Life]

Terrorists are now celebrating and suffering an abundance of riches so they really don’t know what to do first. The Obama administration is the best thing that ever happened to them.

And why not? They voted for him too.

[Boucheau]

I'm warning you, FReepers, they are coming for your guns.

It's just a matter of time now.

The time IS going to come when you will be faced with keeping your guns and breaking the new anti-gun laws and fighting them, or simply handing your guns over to the government officials.

May I suggest that you begin thinking about what you will do when the day comes.

You get in your car to go to work, turn on the radio, and hear this:

"Today, President Obama signed into law new legislation that bans Americans from owning firearms. He stated the new history-making law will usher in a new era of safety in America and curb the gun violence that has plagued the country for far too long. The new law gives American citizens 30 days to turn in their firearms. The Obama administration has a setup a website concerning the new law at asaferamerica.gov. The website will post the complete legislation and provide instructions for the public and on exactly how to turn in their firearms before the deadline. Those who don't comply with the new law will face confiscation of their firearms, fines and possible jail time."

There it is. You heard it right.

Now, what are you going to do?

You will turn in your gun like most people.

Why?

Because, in those 30 days before the deadline you will see a few uprisings and resistance. They will be crushed by government forces. The individual gun owners, the militia's, the 2nd Amendments groups will all face heavy casualties and almost certain death.

What chance do you have against law enforcement that will likely include the military.

You will turn them in.

My point is that we cannot let it get that far.

We have to fight these people now.

[Diogenesis]

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[verga]

Obozo is an @$$wipe